chastely

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chastely

/ˈt͡ʃeɪst.li/

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From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly.

adverb more chastely · most chastely

In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner) Let lasses of a silly mind / Refuse what maist they're wanting / Since we for yielding were designed / We chastely should be granting.
Similar: decently, modestly, morally, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously, meritoriously

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adv in a chaste manner

Français	chastement
Italiano	castamente
Русский	целому́дренно celomúdrenno

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@misc{chastely_2026,
  title = {chastely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chastely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}